Eva’s final interior design project includes a montage of things she’s designed along with a background song by Taylor Swift. She wants to show her presentation in class but is thinking about also including it in her portfolio that she’ll use to apply for internships. According to copyright law, is this okay?

Yes. Taylor Swift songs are in the Public Domain, so Eva can use the song however she sees fit.


No. Eva cannot not keep the song in her presentation, even for class, because Taylor Swift owns the copyright to the song.

Maybe. Because of the Fair Use Doctrine, it is likely okay to keep the Taylor Swift song in her class presentation, but she should not include it in her portfolio presentation because Taylor Swift owns the copyright.

Yes. As long as Eva purchased the song when she downloaded it, she can use it in her presentation.